His dad passed away when he was only 6 years old.
Rohit Shetty is a son of MB Shetty, commonly known as Fighter Shetty. Fighter Shetty was the stunt director in Bollywood movies.
A life-shattering demise of fighter Shetty forced Rohit’s mother to work as a junior artist in Bollywood.
He traveled a long distance to attend his school.
He used to take Virar local train every morning at 5:49 am.
At 15, ‘Phool Aur Kaante’ gave him his first salary of Rs 35.
He didn’t continue his studies and started working as AD in Bollywood movies. He met a film director and almost begged him for work. He worked for rupees 35 as an assistant director in the movie Phool aur Kaante.
In addition to this, he became friends with Ajay Devgn during the shoots of Phool Aur Kaante. He got the action guidance from Ajay Devgn’s father Veeru Devgan.
No one wanted to do a movie with him after ‘Zameen’ bombed.
Dino Morea was the first choice for Tusshar Kapoor’s role.
Shetty hated ‘Golmaal Returns’, but calls ‘Golmaal 3’ a landmark.
Flops and criticism don’t matter – and here’s why:
He will forever be indebted to Amitabh Bacchan.
Rohit Shetty struggles to get this son admitted to the Oberoi International School in Mumbai.
Oberoi International School in Mumbai is the most reputed and prestigious school in the city. Rohit Shetty struggled to get his son admitted to the Oberoi International School.
His mother is the stunt woman and second wife of MB Shetty
Rohit’s mother Ratna Shetty worked as a stunt woman in many Bollywood films. She also worked as an action coordinator. She was the part of movies like Afsana Dalwalo ka, Anth, and Daraar.
Rohit Shetty lives a simple life and avoids limelights
Rohit ironed Sarees of Tabu and work as a spot boy for Kajol